Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.190

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

I've added a few new details to interior elements seen through the rear window. What is apparently part of the seat is now white as it is in the photo. Additionally, the hanging headliner is now more of an ochre color.

Next, I moved on to the shadow to the right of the car. It is done with the same blue seen in other parts of the painting, here mixed with a bit of black and white. I've painted linear variations in the shadow that lead the eye into the painting. And where the eye is led is to the rear of the painting, a portion of which still needs some work.

That rearmost area is where I will continue my efforts for next week. It loosely mirrors the background seen in the original photo. But I'm just not happy with it yet. I'll probably simplify some of it including that leaning board that creates the broken shadow. Feel free to post your comments about the background below.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.189

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

I've now completed the car windows. First up was that challenging center side window. Full of vertical reflections, it tested my patience just a bit. Eventually, I was able to get things right, working in the same shades of gray as the rearmost side window. It now seems to have a kind of movement if viewed for a moment or two. (Or maybe I just need to have my middle-aged eyes examined.)

Next, I moved on the the front side window. This one was relatively simple being devoid of much detail. It was the backlight, or rear windshield, that was next. Having blocked out the main areas previously, I was able to paint in the grays and brownish area. By the way, that brownish or ochre area is the headliner starting to come down from the car's ceiling. It's an interesting bit of automotive decay, but not unexpected in a car of nearly 60 years of age.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.188

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics on a 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

Once again, I've concentrated my efforts on two areas for this week's installment. First, I've added the door handles. Note that some of the shadows seen in the original have been left off. When I attempted to include all the shadows, the handles looked odd and unrealistic. I've made them far simpler and cleaner. At least they don't call attention to themselves.

The other change is the addition of the the reflection to the rear side windowe. The vertical lines are actually a reflection of the steel building standing to the immediate right of the car. I may have to make them less distinct. I'll wait until the middle window is done and decide then. Finally, I've started the rear window.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.187

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics ona 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.

Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.

I've concentrated my efforts on two areas for this week's installment. First, I've adjusted the large chrome area. A few of the details have been deemphasized for a less cluttered look. The original version was just a bit too dense with detail. I think that it works a little better now.

The other change is the addition of the blue gray paint on the roof and rear fender. I've been careful to allow some of the surface rust to show through as it does in the original photo. In order to achieve this it was important to keep the paint from being too watery. Keeping the paint thick and dry allowed the control that I needed.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.